JPH06330663A - Entry/exit managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely manage the getting-in/out from a room by allowing a CPU to determine the card discharge direction on the basis of the result of the detection of a card sensor and a door stage detection part by permitting the insertion and discharge of the IC card from the front and rear parts of the device. CONSTITUTION:When a card is inserted into a card inlet/outlet 5A on the room outside, a room outside shutter 72A is pushed by the card, and turned inside around a pin. Then, the photosensor of a room outside card sensor 73A detects the insertion of the card, and then a CPU judges that insertion is carried out from the room outside 20, and the insertion from the room inside 21 is suspended. Then, the CPU drives a transfer part 7, and conveyor belts 71a and 71b are travelled, and the card is transfer to a contact part 8, and is allowed to stop, and a solenoid 82A is driven to press contact plates 81A and 81B onto the card. The information of the card is read out, and if conformity is judged through the collation with the entry condition on a memory, an electric lock is released to open a door, and a user gets into the room inside, and receives the card, and records each information in the memory.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an entrance / exit management device installed at an entrance / exit of a specific section such as a factory or a laboratory and managing entrance and exit of a person.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional gate device manages entry information of a cardholder by installing the gate device on the entry side. When the cardholder inserts the card into the device, the lock is unlocked and the cardholder opens the door to enter the room. In this case, the cardholder, unlocking the lock and opening / closing the door Was obtained, and it was judged based on these information whether the cardholder entered the room.

[0003]

However, in the conventional gate device, the information necessary for determining whether or not the cardholder has entered the room is insufficient, so it can be inferred that the cardholder has entered the room. , It was not possible to reliably grasp the entry of the cardholder. In addition, there is a problem that a gate device is required for each of the entrance side and the exit side in order to manage entry and exit.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an entrance / exit management device capable of reliably managing entrance / exit with a single device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a room entrance / exit management device according to claim 1 controls an electric lock provided on a door based on a reading result of an inserted storage medium. In the management device, a transport path through which the storage medium can be inserted and ejected from both front and rear of the device, transport means for transporting the storage medium, insertion side detection means for detecting the storage medium insertion side, and Door state detecting means for detecting the open / closed state of the door, and controlling the carrying means based on the detection results of the insertion side detecting means and the door state detecting means to eject the inserted storage medium from the front or rear of the apparatus. It has a control means to operate.

Further, the room entrance / exit management apparatus according to claim 2 is
In a room entrance / exit management device for controlling an electric lock provided on a door based on a reading result of an inserted storage medium, a transport path through which the storage medium can be inserted and ejected from both front and rear of the device, and the device. Ejection instruction means provided before and after the storage medium for instructing ejection of the storage medium, conveying means for conveying the storage medium, insertion side detection means for detecting the insertion side of the storage medium, and door for detecting the open / closed state of the door. Based on the state detection means, the detection result of the insertion side detection means, the detection result of the door state detection means, and the instruction of the discharge instruction means, the conveyance means is controlled to move the inserted storage medium to the front of the apparatus or It has a control means for discharging from the rear.

The room entrance / exit management apparatus according to claim 3 is
A card carrying means formed so as to penetrate through the entrance side and the exit side of the facility for entering and exiting, a stopping means provided on the way of the carrying path of the carrying means and stopping the card, and a stopping means Read / write means for reading or writing information of the stopped card, and instruction means provided on the entrance side and the exit side for instructing the ejection direction of the card stopped by the stopping means, Ejection means for ejecting the card in the direction instructed by the instructing means.

The room entrance / exit management apparatus according to claim 4 is
Card transporting means formed so as to penetrate through the entrance side and exit side of the facility for entering and exiting, stop means provided on the way of the transport path in this transporting means to stop the card, and the entrance side Based on the instruction means provided on the exit side for instructing the ejection direction of the card stopped by the stopping means, the ejection means for ejecting the card in the direction instructed by the instruction means, and the ejection direction by the ejection means And a determination means for determining whether the user has entered the room, left the room, or stopped the room.

[0009]

According to the entry / exit management apparatus of the first aspect, when the storage medium owner enters the room, when the storage medium is inserted from the front side of the apparatus, the insertion side detecting means causes the storage medium to come from the front side of the apparatus. The insertion is detected, the stored contents of the storage medium are read, and the electric lock provided on the door is unlocked based on the read result. After the storage medium owner opens the door and enters the room, when the door is closed, the electric lock is locked. The door state detecting means detects that the door has been opened and then closed. Based on the detection results of the insertion side detection means and the door state detection means, the control means determines that the storage medium owner has entered the room, controls the transport means, and ejects the storage medium from the rear of the device. If the door is not opened after unlocking the electric lock, the electric lock remains locked by the control of the control means, and the control means determines that the storage medium owner is not in the room and controls the transport means. The storage medium from the front of the device. When the owner of the storage medium leaves, the same operation as above is performed. In this way, the storage medium can be inserted and ejected from both the front and the rear of the device, so that the entrance and exit of the room can be managed by one device. Since the ejection direction of the storage medium is determined on the basis of the detection results of the insertion side detection means and the door state detection means, it is possible to accurately grasp the information of entering and leaving the room.

According to the entry / exit management apparatus of claim 2,
When the storage medium owner enters the room, if the storage medium is inserted from the front side of the device, the insertion side detection means detects that the storage medium is inserted from the front side of the device, and the stored contents of the storage medium are read. The electric lock provided on the door is unlocked based on the read result. After the storage medium owner opens the door and enters the room, when the door is closed, the electric lock is locked.
The door state detecting means detects that the door has been opened and then closed. The storage medium owner who enters the room instructs the ejection of the storage medium by the ejection instruction means provided at the rear of the apparatus.
Based on the detection result of the insertion side detection means, the detection result of the door state detection means, and the instruction of the discharge instruction means, the control means determines that the storage medium owner has entered the room, controls the transport means, and controls the storage medium to the storage medium of the device. Discharge from the rear. The storage medium owner is
If the door does not enter even if the door is opened and then closed, the ejection instruction means provided in front of the apparatus gives an instruction to eject the storage medium. The control means determines that the storage medium owner has not entered the room, and controls the transport means to eject the storage medium from the front of the apparatus. When the owner of the storage medium leaves, the same operation as above is performed. In this way, the storage medium can be inserted and ejected from both the front and the rear of the device, so that the entrance and exit of the room can be managed by one device. Since the ejection direction of the storage medium is determined based on the detection result of the insertion side detection means, the detection result of the door state detection means, and the instruction of the ejection instruction means, it is possible to more accurately grasp the entry and exit information. Becomes

According to the entry / exit management apparatus of claim 3,
When the cardholder enters the facility, the card is inserted from the exit side, and when leaving the facility, the card is inserted from the entrance side. The stop means stops the inserted card on the way of the transport path in the transport means. The reading / writing means reads or writes information on the card. If the cardholder enters the entrance and is still at the entrance after stopping the exit, the instruction means on the entrance instructs the card ejection direction, and the cardholder exits and exits. If you are present or if you have stopped admission and are still on the exit side, the exit side instructing means will instruct the card ejection direction. The ejection unit ejects the card in the direction instructed by the instruction unit. In this way, the card can be inserted and ejected from both the entrance side and the exit side of the device, so that entry and exit can be managed by one device. Since the card information is read or written by the reading / writing means and the card is ejected based on the instruction of the instructing means, it is possible to accurately grasp the information of entering and leaving the room.

According to the entrance / exit management apparatus of claim 4,
When the cardholder enters the facility, the card is inserted from the exit side, and when leaving the facility, the card is inserted from the entrance side. The stop means stops the inserted card on the way of the transport path in the transport means. If the cardholder is at the entrance side after entering or if you are still at the entrance side after stopping the exit, use the instruction means on the entrance side to instruct the card ejection direction,
When the cardholder exits and is on the exit side, or when the cardholder has stopped admission and is still on the exit side, the exit side instructing means instructs the card ejection direction. The ejection unit ejects the card in the direction instructed by the instruction unit. The determination means determines whether the user has entered the room, left the room, or stopped the room based on the discharge direction of the discharge means. In this way, the card can be inserted and ejected from both the entrance side and the exit side of the device, so that entry and exit can be managed by one device. The card is ejected based on the instruction of the instruction means, and it is determined whether the user has entered, exited, or stopped the entry / exit based on the ejection direction of the ejection means. It becomes possible to grasp.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of a room entrance / exit management apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

The room entrance / exit management apparatus 1 of the first embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the apparatus main body 2 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and a buzzer (not shown), and on the front surface of the apparatus main body 2, an outdoor side display portion 3A such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) and LEDs 4A1,
Numeric keypad 4A2, discharge instruction button 4A3 constituting discharge means
There are provided an outdoor operation section 4A in which various keys such as the above are arranged, and an outdoor card inlet / outlet 5A for inserting or ejecting an IC card C as a storage medium.

On the rear surface of the apparatus main body 2, as shown in FIG. 2, the indoor display section 3B and the indoor operation section 4 similar to those on the front surface side.
B and an indoor card entrance 5B are provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the entrance / exit management apparatus 1 has both card entrances 5A provided on the front and rear surfaces thereof.
5B is provided with a transport path 6 for the IC card C, and a transport section 7 as a transport means for transporting the IC card C to the transport path 6, and an electrical contact with the IC card C for performing communication. The contact portion 8 is provided.

LEDs arranged on the operation sections 4A and 4B
4A1 and 4B1 are, for example, when it is off,
When it is lit, it indicates that another IC card C cannot be used because it is in use.

As shown in FIG. 2, the transport section 7 includes a pair of pulleys 70A1 and 70B1 and a pair of pulleys 70A2.
, 70B2 and these pulleys 70A1, 70B1,
Conveyor belt 71 stretched over 70A2 and 70B2 respectively
a and 71b are arranged on both sides of the conveyance path 6, and for example, the pulleys 70A1 and 70A2 are rotationally driven by a motor (not shown).

Further, inside the card entrance / exit 5A of the transfer path 6, a rotatable outdoor shutter 72A and a chamber for detecting the insertion or ejection of the IC card C in accordance with the rotational movement of the outdoor shutter 72A. An outer card sensor 73A and an outdoor stopper 74A that is driven by an electromagnetic solenoid, a motor, or the like (not shown) and that restricts the pivotal movement of the outdoor shutter 72A by the retracting operation are provided.

Similarly, the card entrance / exit 5B of the carrying path 6
Inside, a rotatable indoor shutter 72B, and an outdoor card sensor 73B that detects insertion or ejection of the IC card C in accordance with the rotational movement of the indoor shutter 72B,
An outdoor-side stopper 74B is provided which is driven by an electromagnetic solenoid, a motor, or the like (not shown), and which restricts the turning operation of the indoor-side shutter 72B by the retracting operation.

Here, the outdoor shutter 72A, the outdoor card sensor 73A, and the outdoor stopper 74A will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the card entrance / exit 5A
In the region from the transport path 6 to the transport path 6, an outdoor shutter 72A is provided on one side and an outdoor stopper 74A is provided on the other side.

The outdoor shutter 72A is rotatably supported on the housing of the apparatus main body 2 by a pin 72A1, and the shutter plate 72A2 rotates integrally with the outdoor shutter 72A. A coil spring (not shown) is arranged between the pin 72A1 and the outdoor shutter 72A, and is configured to always return to the illustrated position when no external force acts on the outdoor shutter 72A.

As a card sensor 73A, a pair of photosensors 72A3 and 72A4 are provided at positions lower than the shutter plate 72A2 on both sides of the shutter plate 72A2. When the IC card C is ejected from the transport path 6 toward the card door 5A, the outdoor shutter 72
A rotates to the card entrance / exit 5A side, and the photo sensor 72A
The shutter plate 72A2 covers the upper part of 3 and the photo sensor 7
An output signal can be obtained from 2A3. Also,
When the IC card C is inserted from the card slot 5A toward the transport path 6, the outdoor shutter 72A rotates to the transport path 6 side, and the shutter plate 7 is above the photo sensor 72A4.
2A2 is covered so that an output signal can be obtained from the photosensor 72A4.

The stopper 74A is a stopper pin 74.
A1, a solenoid 74A2 for driving the stopper pin 74A1 and a return spring 74A3 for returning the stopper pin 74A1 to the retracted position. When the solenoid 74A22 is urged, the stopper pin 74A1 projects to the position shown in the figure against the urging force of the return spring 74A3.
Can be rotated only on the card entrance / exit 5A side, and cannot be rotated on the conveyance path 6 side. Therefore, in this state, the IC card C can be ejected but cannot be inserted.

Next, details of the contact portion 8 will be described with reference to FIG.
It will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 4, the contact portion 8 is I
Card positioning sensors 80A1, 8 for determining the stop position (shown by the chain line in FIG. 4) of the outdoor side 20 of the C card C
0A2 and the stop position on the indoor side 21 (shown by the chain line in FIG. 4)
Card positioning sensors 80B1 and 80B for determining
2 and contact plates 81A and 81B.

The contact plate 81A has an IC at the position shown in the drawing.
Contact pin 81A that contacts the contact portion Ca of the card C
1, 81A2, and also has leg portions 81A3.

When the IC card C is inserted from the outdoor side 20, the IC card C is conveyed by the conveyor belts 71a and 71b, and stops when it is detected by the positioning sensors 80B1 and 80B2. The state becomes as shown in.

In FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, reference numeral 82A is a solenoid for moving the contact plates 81A and 81B toward or away from each other, and 8
3 is a spring, and from the state of FIG.
The solenoid 82A is driven so that 81B approaches.

Then, the tip of the leg portion 81A3 comes off from the tip of the IC card C and falls into the state where
Contact Ca of card C and contact pins 81A1 and 8
1A2 is connected, and in this state, the other end of the IC card C extends longer than the leg portion 81B3 of the other contact plate 81B along the conveyance path 6, so that the tip of the leg portion 81B3 is the surface of the IC card C. As a result, the contact pins 81B1 and 81B2 do not come into contact with the IC card C. The above states are shown in FIGS.

When the IC card C is inserted from the indoor side 21, the IC card C is conveyed by the conveyor belts 71a, 7a.
1b, positioning sensors 80A1, 80A
When the solenoid 82A is driven in this state, the contact point Ca of the IC card C and the contact pins 81B1 and 81B2 are connected, and the leg 81A3 contacts the IC card C this time. , Contact pin 8
No contact with 1A1 and 81A2.

As described above, the card positioning sensors 80A1 and 80A2 have contact pins 81B1 and 81B2 when the IC card C is inserted from the indoor side 21.
Is for positioning when the IC card C is brought into contact with.

Further, the card positioning sensor 80B1
, 80B2 are for positioning when the contact pins 81A1 and 81A2 are brought into contact with the IC card C when the IC card C is inserted from the outdoor side 2.

The contact pins 81A1 and 81A2
As shown in FIG. 4, by making contact with the contact portion Ca of the card C, it is possible to supply power to the card C and enable communication between the CPU 9 and the IC card C described later.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a control system of the entrance / exit management apparatus 1.

The room entry / exit management device 1 controls each part of the device and reads or writes information on the IC card C to determine whether the user has entered the room, exited the room, or stopped the room. It has a CPU 9 functioning as a reading / writing means for judging and a judging means, and a memory 10 as a storing means in which a personal information list and the like are stored in advance in the CPU 9.
A timer 11 that counts a set time under the control of the CPU 9, the outdoor card sensor 73A, the indoor card sensor 73B, the outdoor display section 3A, the indoor display section 3B,
The outdoor side operation unit 4A, the indoor side operation unit 4B, the transport unit 6 and the contact unit 8, the electric lock drive unit 13 for unlocking and locking the electric lock 12, and the unlocked or locked state of the electric lock 12 are detected. The electric lock state detection unit 14, the door state detection unit 15 that detects the open / closed state of the door 23, and the communication interface 16 for communicating with an external device (not shown) are connected.

Further, the CPU 9 is provided with the solenoid 82.
A, the outdoor shutter 72A, and the indoor shutter 72B are connected.

Next, the operation of the room entrance / exit management device 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
It will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an installation example of the entrance / exit management apparatus 1, and FIGS. 10 and 11 are flow charts showing the operation of the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 9, with respect to the wall 22 that divides the outdoor side 20 from the indoor side 21, the outdoor side display portion 3A of the entrance / exit management device 1 is arranged so as to face the outdoor side 20. is doing. Also, a person who is about to enter the indoor side 21,
For example, it is assumed that each employee carries an IC card C in which personal information (ID information) of the employee is stored in advance.

First, the normal operation will be described.

The employee carrying the IC card C determines whether or not the room entrance / exit management device 1 can be used by checking the L of the outdoor operation section 4A.
Visually judge ED4A1 (S1a). LED4A
When 1 is lit, the room entrance / exit management device 1 is in use and cannot be used any more (S1b).
If D4A1 is off, it can be used.
The employee inserts the card C into the outdoor card entrance 5A (S2).

In this case, the outdoor side stopper 74A does not project and the outdoor side shutter 72A is inserted in the card C.
It is pushed by and is rotated inward about the pin 72A1.

As a result, the photo sensor 72A4 of the outdoor card sensor 73A is covered with the shutter plate 72A2, and the photo sensor 72A4 detects that the IC card C has been inserted from the card slot 5A by rotating the outdoor shutter 72A. To do.

The CPU 9 uses the outdoor card sensor 73.
Based on the detection result of A, the insertion of the IC card C is the outdoor side 2
It is determined that the process is started from 0 (S3).

In this case, since the IC card C has been inserted from the outdoor side 20, the indoor side display portion 3B indicates that the indoor side is not usable, and the indoor side stopper 74B is projected to rotate the indoor side shutter 72B. It is regulated so that the card C is not inserted from the indoor side 21 (S4).

When the IC card C is inserted from the indoor side 21, the CPU 9 controls the outdoor display section 3A to indicate that the IC card C is unusable, and the CPU 9 controls a motor (not shown). The outdoor side stopper 74A is projected to restrict the rotational movement of the outdoor side shutter 72A so that the card C is not inserted from the outdoor side 20 (S5).

Next, as described above, the IC card C is placed in the outdoor side 20 according to the information from the outdoor side card sensor 73A.
Since it has been determined from the above, the CPU 9 drives the transport unit 7 to run the transport belts 71a and 71b,
The IC card C is conveyed to the contact portion 8, that is, a reading / writing position for the IC card C, and stopped at this position (S6).

The IC card C is the conveyor belts 71a, 7
When the rear end of the IC card C passes in front of the outdoor shutter 72A, the outdoor shutter 72A returns and the outdoor sensor 72A4 detects it, and the IC card C is inserted. The CPU 9 is notified that the inside of the exit control device 1 has been entered, and the CPU 9 causes the outdoor stopper 74A.
Is driven to project into the transport path 6 to prevent further card insertion from the doorway 5A.

When the IC card C is conveyed to the position shown in FIG. 4, the positioning sensors 80B1 and 80B2 move to the I position.
When the leading edge of the C card C is detected, the transport unit 7 stops. Next, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the CPU 9 drives the solenoid 82A to contact the contact plates 81A, 81.
B is pressed against the IC card C against the biasing force of the spring 83.

As a result, the contact pins 81A1 and 81A2 of the contact plate 81A come into contact with the contact portion Ca of the IC card C to supply necessary power to the IC card C, and from the IC card C data for verifying entry conditions, etc. The personal information and the like are read (S7), and it is checked whether or not the entry conditions stored in the memory 10 are met (S8).

When it is judged as "compatible" by such a collating operation, the CPU 9 controls the electric lock driving unit 13 to unlock the electric lock 12 (S10). As a result, the door 23 is opened (S11), and the employee can enter the indoor side 21 (S12). At this time, the door state detection unit 15 operates the door 23.
Detects that is open. CPU9 is the door state detection unit 1
When the time count information from the timer 11 set based on the detection result of No. 5 is monitored (S15) and the door 23 is closed within a certain time (S17), the CPU 9 causes the electric lock drive unit 1 to operate.
3 is controlled to lock the electric lock 12 (S18). Further, the CPU 9 drives the solenoid 82A to drive the card C.
Is released and the card stopper 74B on the indoor side 21 is retracted.

Next, the CPU 9 controls the carrying section 7 by the two pieces of information, that is, the insertion of the IC card C and the door opening / closing information, to carry the card C and eject it from the indoor card entrance 5B to the indoor side 21 (S19). ). When the IC card C reaches the indoor-side card entrance / exit 5B, the indoor shutter 72B rotates to the indoor side 21 by the tip of the IC card C, and when the IC card C is pulled out, the indoor-side shutter 72B returns to its original position. To do. Through this series of operations, the card sensor 73B can detect that the card C is ejected.

The information on the insertion side of the IC card C, the information on the opening / closing of the door 23, the information on the ejecting direction of the IC card C, etc. thus obtained are recorded in the memory 10 (S20).

The employee receives the IC card C on the indoor side 21. The CPU 9 retracts the shutter stopper 74A on the outdoor side 20 based on the information that the IC card C has been ejected from the indoor card inlet / outlet 5B.

Next, the abnormal operation will be described.

If the collation is not suitable in step 7, the CPU 9 performs error processing (S9a) and controls the transport section 7 to eject the card C from the outdoor card inlet / outlet 5A on the card insertion side ( S9b), the step 20
Go to.

If the door 23 cannot be opened in step 11, the CPU 9 monitors the count information from the timer 11 set based on the unlocking detection of the electric lock state detecting section 14, and the door 23 is opened. When it is determined that the electric lock cannot be opened for a certain period of time or more (S13), the electric lock driving unit 13 is controlled again to lock the electric lock 12 (S14).
The transport unit 7 is controlled to eject the card C from the outdoor card inlet / outlet 5A, which is the card insertion side (S9b).

Furthermore, if the door 23 is not closed within a certain time even if the door 23 is opened in step 15, the CPU
9 monitors the count information from the timer 11 set based on the open detection of the door state detection unit 15, and if it is determined that the opened door 23 remains open for a certain period of time or more, the buzzer is turned on. Sounds (S16) and prompts the employee to close the door 23. When the door 23 is closed here (S1
7) and proceed to step 18 above.

In this way, when the IC card C is inserted and the processing is normally completed, the side on which the card C is inserted (the outdoor side 2
Since it is discharged to the opposite side (indoor side 21) to 0), a subordinate will always come out to the opposite side (indoor side 21), so that reliable entry / exit can be managed.

Further, since the door 23 is ejected to the opposite side only after the opening and closing of the door 23, the IC card C can be ejected in accordance with the movement of the person. Further, according to the present embodiment, more information necessary for managing entry and exit of the room than the conventional one, that is, information on the card insertion side, door opening / closing information, and card ejection direction can be obtained. Therefore, for example, the obtained information is
When the card insertion side is the outdoor side 20 and the door 23 is closed, and the card ejection direction is the outdoor side 20, the door 23 remains closed even when the IC card C is inserted, so it can be seen that the employee has not entered the room.

The card insertion side is the outdoor side 20 and the door 23.
When the card is opened and closed and the card ejection direction is the indoor side 21, it means that the IC card C is inserted, the door 23 is opened to enter the room, and the door 23 is closed, which indicates that the employee has entered the room.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the apparatus of the second embodiment, C in the first embodiment is used.
The PU 9 determines that the cardholder is on the side where the personal identification is input only when the personal identification is input by the specific key or the ten-key pad as the instruction means of the operation units 4A and 4B, and the IC card C It is configured so that it is automatically discharged to the side where the secret code is input.
The configuration is similar to that of the above embodiment.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment thus constructed will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13.

First, the normal operation will be described.

The employee carrying the IC card C determines whether or not the entrance / exit management apparatus 1 can be used, for example, by the LED 4A1 as in the first embodiment (S21). LED4
If A1 is lit, it cannot be used (S2
2) When the LED 4A1 is off, the LED card is usable, and the employee inserts the IC card C into the outdoor card entrance 5A (S23). The CPU 9 determines the insertion side of the card C as in the first embodiment (S2).
4). Incidentally, when the IC card C is inserted from the indoor side 21, the CPU 9 displays an indication of being unusable on the outdoor side display portion 3A, and the card C is not inserted from the outdoor side 20 as in the first embodiment. (S25).

In this embodiment, the IC card C is the outdoor side 5A.
Since the card C has been inserted from the inside, the indoor side display unit 3B displays a message indicating that the card cannot be used, and prevents the card C from being inserted from the inside 21 as in the first embodiment (S26).

The CPU 9 operates in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
Personal information or the like is read from the C card C and collated with the entry conditions stored in the memory 10 (S27). If the result of this collation is that it is compatible, the electric lock drive unit 13 is controlled to unlock the electric lock 12 (S30).

When the employee opens the door 23 (S31) and enters the room (S32), in this case, the door state detection unit 15 causes the door 23 to be closed.
Detects that is open. CPU9 is the door state detection unit 1
The count information from the timer 11 set based on the open detection of 5 is monitored (S35), and when the door 23 is closed within a fixed time (S37), the CPU 9 controls the electric lock driving unit 13 to control the electric lock. 12 is locked (S38). CPU9
The count information from the timer 11 set based on the lock detection of the electric lock state detection unit 14 is monitored (S39), and if the personal identification number input numeric keypad 4B2 is pressed within a certain time (S40), the CPU 9 The transport section 7 is controlled to eject the IC card C to the indoor card entrance 5B in which the personal identification number input numeric keypad 4B2 is pressed (S41).

Information on the card insertion side, door opening / closing information, card ejection direction, etc. are recorded in the memory 10 (S42).
The employee uses the IC card C to input the security code on the numeric keypad 4B.
Received by the side that pressed 2.

Next, the abnormal operation will be described.

If the collation is unsuitable in step 27, the CPU 9 controls the transport section 7 to eject the IC card C from the outdoor card inlet / outlet 5A which is the card insertion side (S29), and proceeds to step 42. move on. If the door 23 cannot be opened in step 31, the CPU 9
Monitors the count information from the timer 11 set based on the unlocking detection of the electric lock state detection unit 14, and if it is determined that the door 23 cannot be opened for a certain time or more (S33), the electric lock drive unit is restarted. 13 is controlled to lock the electric lock 12 (S3
4) In the same manner as described above, the transport unit 7 is controlled to eject the card C from the outdoor card inlet / outlet port 5A, which is the card insertion side (S29).

Further, if the door 23 cannot be closed within a predetermined time even if it is opened in step 35, the CPU
9 monitors the count information from the timer 11 set based on the open detection of the door state detection unit 15, and if it is determined that the opened door 23 remains open for a certain period of time or more, the buzzer is turned on. Sounds and prompts the employee to close the door 23 (S36). When the door 23 is closed here (S3
7) The process proceeds to step 38. In addition, the step 3
If the numeric keypad numeric input keypad 4A2 or 4B2 for 9 seconds is not pressed for a certain period of time (S39), the count information from the timer 11 set based on the lock detection of the electric lock state detection unit 14 is monitored to input the secret code. When it is determined that the numeric keypad 4A2 or 4B2 has not been pressed for a predetermined time or more, the process proceeds to step 42.

In the first embodiment, the IC card C is inserted on the outdoor side 20, the door 23 is opened and closed, and the card C is placed on the indoor side 21.
It is possible to guess that the employee entered the room and received the card C by himself when it was discharged into the room, but it is also possible that the employee did not enter the room. In such a case, in the second embodiment, it is possible to reliably determine that the employee has entered the room by pressing the personal identification number input numeric keypad 4B2 on the indoor side 21.

Next, a third embodiment of the entrance / exit management apparatus 1 of the present invention will be described. In the device of the third embodiment, discharge buttons 4A3 and 4B3 as discharge instructing means are provided on the respective operation sections 4A and 4B of the first embodiment, and the CPU 9 presses the discharge button 4A3 of the outdoor operation section 4A. When the eject button 4B3 of the indoor operation section 4B is pressed, the IC card C is ejected to the outdoor side 20, and the IC card C is ejected to the indoor side 2
1 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

Next, the operation of the thus constructed third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15.

First, the normal operation will be described. As with the first embodiment, the employee carrying the IC card C determines whether or not the entrance / exit management device 1 can be used, for example, LED4A1.
(S51). If LED4A1 is lit, it cannot be used (S52), but LED4A1
If is turned off, it is usable, and the employee inserts the IC card C into the outdoor card entrance 5A (S53).

The CPU 9 operates in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
The insertion side of the C card C is recognized (S54). When the IC card C is inserted from the indoor side 21, the CPU 9
Indicates that the outdoor side display unit 3A cannot be used, and prevents the card C from being inserted from the outdoor side 20 as in the first embodiment (S55).

In this embodiment, the IC card C is the outdoor side 20.
Since the card C has been inserted from the inside, the display indicating that the card cannot be used is displayed on the indoor side display portion 3B so that the card C is not inserted from the indoor side 21 as in the first embodiment (S56).

The CPU 9 operates in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
Personal information or the like is read from the C card C and collated with the entry conditions stored in the memory 10 (S57). If the result of this collation is that it matches, the electric lock drive unit 13 is controlled to unlock the electric lock 12 (S60). The employee opens the door 23 (S61) and enters the room (S62). In this case, the door state detection unit 15 detects that the door 23 has been opened. CPU9
Monitors the count information from the timer 11 set based on the detection of the opening of the door state detecting unit 15 (S65), and when the door 23 is closed within a certain time (S57), the CPU 9 causes the electric lock driving unit 13 to operate. Is controlled to lock the electric lock 12 (S6
8). The CPU 9 monitors the count information from the timer 11 set based on the lock detection of the electric lock state detection unit 14 (S69), and when the discharge button 4B3 is pressed within a fixed time (S70), the CPU 9 determines The transport unit 7 is controlled to eject the card C to the 5B side where the eject button 4B3 is pressed (S71).

Information on the card insertion side, door opening / closing information, and card ejection direction information are recorded in the memory 10 (S72). The employee receives the IC card C on the side of pressing the ejection button 4B3.

Next, the abnormal operation will be described.

When the collation is not suitable in the step 57, the CPU 9 controls the carrying section 7 to eject the IC card C from the outdoor card entrance 5A on the card insertion side (S59), and to the step 72. move on.

If the discharge button 4A3 is pressed when the door 23 cannot be opened in step 61 (S
63) The process proceeds to step 71 and the IC card C is discharged to the side where the discharge button 4A3 is pressed.

If the discharge button 4A3 is not pressed in step S63, the CPU 9 monitors the count information from the timer 11 set based on the unlocking detection of the electric lock state detecting section 14, and waits for a certain time or more. If it has passed (S6
4), the electric lock driving unit 13 is controlled again to lock the electric lock 12 (S73), and the IC card C is held in the transport path 6,
Go to step 72.

If the door 23 cannot be closed within a certain time even if the door 23 is opened in step 65, the CPU 9
Monitors the count information from the timer 11 set based on the detection of the opening of the door state detection unit 15, and when it is determined that the opened door 23 remains open for a certain time or longer,
A buzzer is sounded to prompt the employee to close the door 23 (S66).

When the door 23 is closed (S67),
Go to step 68. If the discharge button 4B3 is not pressed for a certain time or longer in step 69 (S6
9), the count information from the timer 11 set based on the detection of the closing of the door state detection unit 15 is monitored, and when it is determined that the discharge button 4B3 is not pressed for a predetermined time or more, the process proceeds to step 74.

In the first embodiment, when the IC card C is inserted on the outdoor side 20, the door 23 is opened and closed, and the IC card C is discharged to the indoor side 21, it can be assumed that the employee has entered the room. , It is also possible that the employee is not in the room. In such a case, in the third embodiment, it is surely understood that the employee has entered the room by pressing the discharge button 4B3.

By providing such a discharge button 4B3, more information than that in the first embodiment, that is, information on the card insertion side, door opening / closing information, and information on the discharge button depression (card discharge direction) can be obtained. To be Therefore, even in the following various cases, it is possible to reliably grasp the entry and exit of an employee or the like.

For example, the obtained information indicates that the card insertion side is the outdoor side 20, the door 23 is open / closed, and the card ejection direction is the indoor side 21.
In this case, the IC card C was inserted, the door 23 was opened and closed, and the card was ejected to the card insertion side. Therefore, it can be seen that the employee is not in the room.

The card insertion side is the outdoor side 20 and the door 23.
If the card is opened and closed and the card ejection direction is the indoor side 21, the card C is inserted and the door 23 is opened and closed and ejected to the indoor side 21. Further, when the card insertion side is the outdoor side 20 and the door 23 is closed and the card ejection direction is the outdoor side 20, the card C is inserted, the door 23 is opened and closed, and the IC card C is ejected to the insertion side. You can see that he is not in the room.

Furthermore, the card insertion side is the outdoor side 20,
When the door 23 is closed and the card ejection direction is the indoor side 21, it is an illegal operation, so the operation of the ejection button 4B3 on the indoor side 21 is invalidated so that the IC card C is not ejected to the indoor side 21.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[0096]

According to the invention described in claim 1 described above in detail, the ejection direction of the storage medium is determined based on the detection results of the insertion side detection means and the door state detection means. Since information can be accurately grasped and a storage medium can be inserted and ejected both before and after the device, it is possible to manage entry and exit from one device.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the ejection direction of the storage medium is determined based on the detection result of the insertion side detection means, the detection result of the door state detection means and the operation of the ejection button. Since it becomes possible to more accurately grasp the information regarding the exit of the room and the storage medium can be inserted and ejected from both the front side and the rear side of the apparatus, it is possible to manage the entrance and the exit of the room with one apparatus.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the information on the card is read or written by the reading / writing means, and the card is ejected based on the instruction of the instructing means. It becomes possible to grasp accurately,
Since the card can be inserted and ejected from both the entrance side and the exit side of the device, entry and exit can be managed by one device.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the card is ejected based on the instruction of the instruction means, and whether the user has entered or left the room or has stopped the entry or exit based on the ejection direction of the ejection means. Since it is judged, it is possible to accurately grasp the information of entry and exit, and it is possible to insert and eject the card from both the entrance side and the exit side of the device, so it is possible to enter and exit with one device Leaving room can be managed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of a room entrance / exit management apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an outdoor shutter and an outdoor card sensor of the apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a contact portion of the device of this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of a contact portion of the device of this embodiment.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 5, showing a contact portion before a contact operation.

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 5, showing a contact portion after the contact operation.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a control system of the first embodiment device.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an installation example of the apparatus of the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the third embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Entry / Exit management device 6 Conveyance path 7 Conveyance part (conveyance means) 9 CPU (control means, reading / writing means, determination means) 12 Electric lock 15 Door state detection means 23 Doors 73A, 73B Card sensor (insertion side detection means) ) 80 card positioning sensor (stopping means) C IC card

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An entrance / exit management device for controlling an electric lock provided on a door based on a reading result of an inserted storage medium, wherein the storage medium can be inserted and ejected both before and after the device. Path, conveying means for conveying the storage medium, insertion side detecting means for detecting the inserting side of the storage medium, door state detecting means for detecting the open / closed state of the door, insertion side detecting means and door state detecting An entrance / exit management apparatus, comprising: a control unit that controls the transport unit based on a detection result of the unit to eject the inserted storage medium from the front or the rear of the device. 2. A room entrance / exit management device for controlling an electric lock provided on a door based on a reading result of an inserted storage medium, wherein the storage medium can be inserted and ejected both before and after the device. A passage, a discharge instruction means provided before and after the apparatus for instructing the discharge of the storage medium, a conveying means for conveying the storage medium, an insertion side detection means for detecting the insertion side of the storage medium, and opening / closing of the door. A door state detecting means for detecting a state, a detection result of the insertion side detecting means, a detection result of the door state detecting means and an instruction of the discharge instructing means to control the conveying means to store the inserted storage medium. A room entrance / exit management device, comprising: a control unit for discharging from the front or the rear of the device. 3. A card carrying means formed so as to penetrate through an entrance side and an exit side of an entrance / exit facility, and a stop means provided along the carrying path of the carrying means for stopping the card. Read / write means for reading or writing information of the card stopped by the stop means, and indicating the ejection direction of the card stopped by the stop means provided at the entrance side and the exit side An entry / exit management apparatus comprising: an instruction unit and an ejection unit for ejecting a card in a direction instructed by the instruction unit. 4. A card carrying means formed so as to penetrate through an entrance side and an exit side of a facility for entering and leaving, and a stopping means provided on the way of the carrying path of the carrying means to stop the card. Instruction means for instructing the ejection direction of the card which is provided at the entrance side and the exit side and stopped by the stopping means, ejection means for ejecting the card in the direction instructed by the instruction means, and the ejection means An entrance / exit management device, comprising: a determination unit that determines whether the user has entered the room, exited the room, or stopped entering / exiting the room based on the discharge direction.